04-25-2016, 01:38 PM | #1 |
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IND Rip Off - Key Case to Canada
So I was looking to buy an M Performance key case for my upcoming M2 from IND and found this little fun nugget of bullshit.
Like seriously guys? $130 to ship a f*cking key case? The key case costs $49 USD and weighs MAYBE half a pound. I guess they want to profit by charging stupid shipping costs and hoping no one notices. Guess IND is off of my list of business I will be buying M2 parts from. |
04-25-2016, 04:48 PM | #2 |
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Yeah as someone who lives in Europe, shipping is too expensive to buy from Ind.
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04-25-2016, 05:25 PM | #3 |
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I paid 17 for shipping for the front reflectors and I thought that was ridiculous...
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04-25-2016, 06:27 PM | #4 |
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First of all, why not pick the $40 ship version? Second, they ship UPS and UPS builds in the taxes and brokerage fees...so it's not just "shipping". My Bavsound stuff cost me $108 CAD to get it to Toronto. Is what it is.
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04-25-2016, 09:25 PM | #5 |
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IND is one of the most reputable companies I've dealt with concerning auto accessories. Blame UPS for the cost of expedited shipping. On the other hand, I don't think they're too concerned about losing your business.
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04-26-2016, 06:31 AM | #6 | ||
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As a matter of fact, I priced it out myself using UPS and it came to less than $25 so I would love to know where the extra cost is going. Quote:
Also, I am sure IND doesn't need my business, but that sort of attitude is what lets companies like this charge $40 for regular shipping on a key case that weighs less than half a pound. |
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04-26-2016, 06:44 AM | #7 |
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If UPS quoted you $25 (US presumably) I doubt it included duties, taxes and brokerage fees so you'd still be looking at roughly $50US to ship it to the east coast at a minimum. In any case, as you pointed out, if you're not happy with the shipping costs you don't need to buy it.
As an aside, I've rarely had a shipping cost I could get on board with when importing from the States. In the end, I buy or I don't. Depends how badly I want the product. For example, my Dinan CAI cost me an additional $150 for shipping, duties,brokerage fees but I wanted the product. My 2 cents.
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04-26-2016, 06:46 AM | #8 | |
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And yeah I know what you mean about shipping from US...fortunately I'm about an hour away from a border town, and there is a store that offers a PO Box for Canadians to ship there and go pick up in person. Might hit them up for a quote and see if it's cheaper. Alternatively, with the dollar conversion and shipping, it may actually be cheaper to order from the dealership - I've inquired about pricing already. |
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04-26-2016, 06:51 AM | #9 |
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Cross border mailbox sounds like a good alternative.
They offer something similar in Buffalo, but still an hour+ drive & insane traffic for me so I never pursued the option.
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04-26-2016, 08:22 AM | #10 |
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Couldn't have said it any better. Nothing against IND, might not even be their fault for the huge shipping costs but that sentence is so true.
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04-26-2016, 09:10 AM | #11 |
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I bought mine from amazon for $50 and free shipping. Might want to try that route. BTW the blue anodized bolt that holds everything together broke after 3 days of use. Sheared the head right off.
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04-26-2016, 05:36 PM | #14 |
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Hi guys, thought I'd pop in to discuss.
A few items to consider:
Unfortunately, from the outside looking in something like shipping a key case looks quite simple, but the realities of business make even international transport of a part like that somewhat more complex. Where an end user can cut corners or avoid safety measures, a business like IND cannot, especially given that our business model is built around being the top level vendor in our industry. I hope that sheds some light on the issue! I'll close this with the statement that if a shipping rate is not satisfactory, please do contact one of our sales representatives directly and we will do whatever we can to help.
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There is no such thing as a $15 prepaid envelope to Canada. $23.95 for the smallest one with zero packaging at all, not counting duties, etc.
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I was told for those that live close to the border that there are warehouse companies or something on the US side that take delivery for you. I guess like a PO box. The person I talked to said he uses it for his Amazon orders?
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Why you didn't get the key case from the dealership? They have it...
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